Flood damaged infrastructure
- 13 years ago
Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
During an unprecedented, and highly controlled, media tour, North Korean government officials brought Reuters alertnet reporters to areas worst hit by summertime floods.
Residents work to rebuild dwellings and infrastructure as the cold winter months approach.
Aid agency representatives say the flooding's affects on the food and water supplies takes the situation from bad to worse.
Until recently, the U.S. and South Korea have been the biggest aid donors to the North.. but recent tensions on the peninsula, including two attacks last year that killed 50 South Koreans, have caused the South to re-evaluate their donation plans.
The U.S. offered $900,000 in flood assistance in August.
During an unprecedented, and highly controlled, media tour, North Korean government officials brought Reuters alertnet reporters to areas worst hit by summertime floods.
Residents work to rebuild dwellings and infrastructure as the cold winter months approach.
Aid agency representatives say the flooding's affects on the food and water supplies takes the situation from bad to worse.
Until recently, the U.S. and South Korea have been the biggest aid donors to the North.. but recent tensions on the peninsula, including two attacks last year that killed 50 South Koreans, have caused the South to re-evaluate their donation plans.
The U.S. offered $900,000 in flood assistance in August.